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"Lois & Clark" Reviews

The Complete First Season on DVD

The first thing that should be mentioned is the nice metalic box cover art of the DVD set. I'm sure it'll attract some shelf-attention in stores.

The 6 discs are presented in 3 panels within the box, discs 1 and 2 feature an image of Dean Cain, discs 3 and 4 depict both Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher, while discs 5 and 6 are of Teri on her own.

All 21 episodes of Season 1 are presented in this collection, and it was fun re-living these early episodes and remembering how enjoyable they were.

Discs 1 and 6 offer some Special Features. Disc 1 has Dean Cain, Executive Producer Deborah Joy LeVine, and Director Robert Butler offering commentary over the Pilot episode. It also features an interesting documentary from Deborah Joy LeVine recalling the Pilot Presentation she put together for the San Diego Comic Con, before presenting that clip for us to watch.

The bonus material on disc 6 includes a Retrospective Documentary on the making of "Lois & Clark", which includes interviews with Deborah Joy LeVine, Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, John Shea, K Callan, Eddie Jones, and other crew members. This documentary delves into the casting process and reveals how Clark, Lois, and Lex were cast and the decision processes involved, there's discussions on the costume design for the Superman costume, issues and problems with the cape, and a look at all the other major cast members, including Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Cat Grant, and Jonathan and Martha Kent.

The second documentary on disc 6 is a behind-the-scenes look at the special effects on the series, from flying, floating, walking up walls, heat-vision and x-ray vision.

There's a hidden feature too, something I just happened across (commonly known as an Easter Egg)... On disc 6, highlight the "Taking Flight: The Visual Effects of Lois & Clark" menu item in the Special Features section, and click the left arrow button on your DVD player's remote control. This will highlight a previously unseen "Extra! Extra!" menu item. Pressing Play or OK on your remote when this menu item is highlighted plays an extra interview where K Callan relates an interesting holiday experience she had while in Ireland.

Much hype has surrounded the fact that "Crusade", the Season 4 premiere episode of "Smallville", is included on an extra disc inserted into the "Lois & Clark" Season 1 DVD set. This disc is Volume 7 of the "Celebrating 50 Years of the Best Shows on Television" commemorative DVD collection released by Warner Bros. It should be noted that this disc is only available in limited quantities, and is NOT in every "Lois & Clark" Season 1 DVD set. The plastic wrap surrounding this box set clearly states "While supplies last".

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December 1: Richard Pryor, Gus Gorman in Superman III, born in Peoria, Illinois in 1940.
December 1: Joanne Siegel, wife of Jerry Siegel and the original model for Lois Lane, born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1917.
December 8: Teri Hatcher, Lois Lane on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, born in 1964.
December 8: David Harewood, Hank Henshaw in the 2015 Supergirl TV series, born in Small Heath, Birmingham, England in 1965.
December 10: Richard Pryor, Gus Gorman in Superman III, dies of a heart attack in Encino, Los Angeles, California in 2005.
December 12: Sarah Douglas, Ursa in Superman: The Movie and Superman II, born in 1952.
December 14: Peter O'Toole, who played the role of Zaltar in 1984's Supergirl movie, dies in 2013, aged 81.
December 15: Artist Kurt Shaffenberger (Lois Lane, Superboy) born in 1920.
December 15: Helen Slater, star of the 1984Supergirl movie, born in Bethpage, New York in 1963.
December 16: Justice League Action will debut in the U.S. with a 4-part special event titled "Shazam Slam" on Cartoon Network.
December 29: John Haymes Newton, star of the 1st season of the Superboy TV series, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1965.
December 30: Kristin Kreuk, Lana Lang on Smallville, born in Vancouver, B.C, Canada in 1982.